ܨܘܢܡܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English tsunami, ultimately from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), a compound of (tsu, cove, inlet, outlet) + (nami, wave).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤu.nɑːmiː]

Noun

ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ • (ṣūnāmī) m sg (plural ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ṣūnāmīyē))

  1. tsunami, tidal wave (large and destructive ocean wave)
    ܣܗܝܼܕ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ، ܠܲܦܵܐ ܝܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܢܵܩܹܦ ܪܵܘܕܵܢܵܐ
    shīd lhōn ṣūnāmī, lappā yammāyā ṭāḇ rāmā d-nāqēp rāwdānā
    They witnessed a tsunami, the highest marine wave that follows an earthquake.

Inflection

See also

  • ܠܲܦܵܐ ܥܕܵܝܵܐ (lappā ˁdāyā, tidal wave)
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